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Chinese Directors

Hou Hsiao-hsien, Chen Kaige, Ang Lee, Zhang Yimou, and many more.
Yim Ho
An interview with Yim Ho about his adaptation of Banana Yoshimoto's hit novel "Kitchen."
Hou Hsiao-hsien
An essay about aestheticism in Hou's films, including "Goodbye South, Goodbye."
King Hu
An assessment of the master filmmaker's work.
Ann Hui
Best known abroad for socially-orientated dramas like "Boat People"(1982) "Summer Snow"(1995), and "Ordinary Hereos" (1999).
Chen Kaige
Find out more about this great Chinese director, famous for Temptress Moon, Farewell My Concubine and the 1999 historical drama The Emperor and the Assasin.
Stanley Kwan
Kwan made his reputation directing films with strong female characters known as "women's weepies."
Tianming Wu
Profile of the director of "TV," "Unusual Love," "The King of Masks" amoung others.
Zhang Yimou
This great director is famous for epic films such as Raise the Red Lantern, Red Sorghum, and the Story of Qui Ju.

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